Spanish Nouns and Articles Guidelines

What are the usual endings for masculine nouns in singular form?

• -O, -OR, -MA, -S

• -A, -ORA, -CIÓN, -SIÓN, -DAD

• -E, -ES, -EN, -ER

What are the usual endings for feminine nouns in singular form?

• -O, -OR, -MA, -S

• -A, -ORA, -CIÓN, -SIÓN, -DAD

• -E, -ES, -EN, -ER

What are the Spanish definite articles equivalent to 'the' in English?

• A) el, la, los, las

• B) un, una, unos, unas

• C) el, la, uno, una

What are the Spanish indefinite articles equivalent to 'a, an, some' in English?

• A) el, la, los, las

• B) un, una, unos, unas

• C) el, la, uno, una

To make nouns plural, if the noun ends in a vowel, what should you add?

• -S

• -ES

• -IES

• -VES

What are the 4 forms of definite articles en español?

• el, la, los, las

• un, una, unos, unas

• de, del, al, a

• mi, tu, su, nuestro

What are the 4 forms of the indefinite articles en español?

• un, una, unos, unas

• el, la, los, las

• uno, una, unos, unas

• un, uno, unas, unos

How do we make nouns plural in Spanish?

• a. When a noun ends in a vowel, add -s; when a noun ends in a consonant, add -es; when a noun ends in -z, change -z to -c and add -es.

• b. When a noun ends in a vowel, add -es; when a noun ends in a consonant, add -s; when a noun ends in -z, change -z to -c and add -s.

• c. When a noun ends in a vowel, add -s; when a noun ends in a consonant, add -s; when a noun ends in -z, change -z to -c and add -es.

Fill in the blanks with the correct definite article. Words that end in “a, ción, ora, dad” are usually _________________. Words that end in “o, or, s, ma” are usually _________________.

• feminine; masculine

• masculine; feminine

• neutral; masculine

• feminine; neutral

Fill in the blanks with the correct definite article. _____ manzana

• la

• el

• los

• las